What The Forecast?!! vs PrankForecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
What The Forecast?!!
This app provides accurate weather forecasts with a humorous and often profane twist. It offers detailed daily and hourly predictions, along with various weather-related indices and customizable phrase settings. Users can choose to purchase the app outright or opt for a subscription for unlimited access.
- Obnoxious weather phrases
- Switchable profanity settings
- Accurate weather reports
- 10-day daily forecasts
- 48-hour hourly forecasts
- Weather alerts from NOAA
- Customizable weather indices
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What The Forecast?!! won a 2018 People's Choice Webby Award in the category of Mobile Sites & Apps - Services & Utilities!! Thank you to everyone who voted and helped make that happen!! What The Forecast?!! is an accurate weather app that will explain, in real terms, how nasty it is outside. You will never again wonder if you should just go back to bed (which, of course, you should). Sometimes, it is better to just give up and try again tomorrow. WTForecast?!! features: - Over 12607 obnoxious phrases describing the current weather conditions. - Switchable profanity settings (ON, SOME, MINIMAL, OFF).** - Listen to the latest weather saying in different voices. - Accurate weather reports directly from AerisWeather. - Daily forecasts for 10 days. - Hourly forecasts for 48 hours. - Precipitation forecasts for the next hour. - Weather alerts from NOAA. - Hot, Cold, and Dew Point Thresholds that allow you to customize the weather phrases. - Moon Phase. - Air Quality, Arthritis, Migraine, Sinus, Cold/Flu, Bee , Campfire, Golf, Outdoor, Swimming, and Biking Indices. - Backgrounds and precipitation that match the time of year and current weather conditions. - Select from U.S. or metric units in the app Settings. - Descriptions of basic weather terms used in the app. - Share your weather reports on Facebook, Twitter, Snap, etc. Information about WTForecast Purchases and Subscriptions: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account once you confirm the purchase or subscription. - The Purchase option allows you to own the app outright. Once purchased, no other purchase or subscription is necessary and the purchase never expires. This option removes all ads and adds all of the extra possible voices. - The Month and Year subscriptions allow you unlimited access to the app for the period of the subscription. These options remove all ads and add all of the extra possible voices during the period of the subscription. - The Subscription options automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off or the subscription is cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. - Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after subscribing. There is also a link to manage subscriptions in the WTForecast Purchases page located in the app Settings. - Once a subscription expires, ads will be shown and the extra voice options will be removed. - Read the app Terms of Use / Privacy Policy for more information. Privacy Policy: https://byzantineapps.io/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://byzantineapps.io/terms/ **Make sure you go into the What The Forecast?!! app settings and set the profanity setting to "ON" for the full effect. You won't be disappointed (Or, maybe you will. I don't know you...).
PrankForecast
Create and share realistic-looking fake weather forecasts to prank friends. Customize temperatures, conditions, and precipitation with familiar or custom designs. Perfect for harmless fun and humorous screenshots.
- Customize temperatures and conditions
- Simulate rain and storms
- Familiar and custom design styles
- Create realistic-looking fake forecasts
- Ideal for harmless pranks and screenshots
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PrankForecast is a prank weather app that lets you fully customise the forecast to mess with your friends. Change temperatures, conditions, rain, storms—whatever you want—and present it in familiar styles that look just like Apple Weather or Google Weather + we also have custom designs! Perfect for harmless pranks, screenshots, and laughs, PrankForecast makes fake forecasts look shockingly real. Terms of Use: https://prankforecast.vercel.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: What The Forecast?!! at 4.6 against PrankForecast's 1.8. What The Forecast?!! also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). PrankForecast's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. What The Forecast?!! sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PrankForecast sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
What The Forecast?!! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What The Forecast?!! has 10K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of What The Forecast?!!'s written reviews are positive against 60% of PrankForecast's.
What The Forecast?!! ships an update every 10 days, PrankForecast monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | What The Forecast?!! | PrankForecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10K ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 340 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byzantine Apps | MATHEW ALAN ROBERT PITTARD |
Customer experience
What The Forecast?!!
PrankForecast
Bugs and requests
What The Forecast?!!
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch after updates
- Location error messages when not in airplane mode
- Incorrect date/time displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Add radar or weather maps
- Improve voice quality and pronunciation
- Provide more positive weather commentary
- Allow manual location entry without GPS
PrankForecast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
What The Forecast?!!
- All Access Monthly$1.991 Month
- All Access Yearly$7.991 Year
- Extra Accents$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- All Access$19.99
PrankForecast
- PrankForecast Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
Questions
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